In the Baltic Sea, NATO is testing drones, sensors, and AI to detect attacks on pipelines and data cables at an early stage. The exercise is not just a technical innovation – it also represents a major strategic shift that is set to be formally adopted at the summit in The Hague. It will have significant implications for the Black Sea. Baltic Sea, a few dozen kilometers off the coast of Helsinki. Beneath the hull of a ship drifting motionless, a glider drone is floating. It registers every